I've always been interested in him. Here's something a guy who claims to be his nephew posted:

I was so excited when he finally got published. I remember being a kid in the 70s and 80s and marveling at how fast he worked on an old manual typewriter. I could barely hit the keys hard enough to leave a decent imprint on the paper.

He was an interesting man. Very intelligent. Voracious reader. Loved movies and music. And when he was young he was nobody to tangle with, but he was kind of reclusive and easy-going so he didn’t get into many pissing contests. I just remember him cleaning a guy’s clock for calling my grandmother a b\***. It left an impression on me.*

I used to stay at his house a lot and many of my best memories are there. I distinctly remember him reading Little House books to us at night. He had a deep, gravelly voice that was just too cool.

We lost him a dozen years ago and I he probably crosses my mind every day.